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Asset managers Farlake Group have stolen a march on bigger name rivals with the launch of an online fund supermarket service “Investment Funds Direct.”The execution only site www.fundsdirect.co.uk has left higher profile competitors such as egg: and Fidelity in its wake with its launch on December 1.The website offers investors the choice of 1,500 funds […]

Shares in internet company Freecom shot up on the companies debut on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim). Trade opened at 138 per cent premium on the initial public offering price – at 310p compared to the 130p initial offering. Freecom designs e-commerce packages for small and medium-sized firms. Share dealers speculate internet stocks are in […]

Legal & General has refused to defend itself in response to a volley of complaints from frustrated IFAs about its administration bungles. MM&#39s switchboard was swamped with calls from IFAs invited to ring our hotline with their stories of suffering from shoddy administration at the hands of product providers.The life office topped Money Marketing&#39s &#39Roll […]

By Kunal Desai, Head of Indian Equities The Neptune India Fund’s investment process serves as a key differentiating feature of the portfolio versus its peers, contributing to its significant outperformance under Manager Kunal Desai’s tenure. Focusing on industry disruption, accounting quality, liquidity and corporate governance, Kunal sets out three stocks that he’s buying in the […]

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Independent governance committees at big-name pension providers are failing to safeguard the interests of savers and the FCA must take action, fresh research finds. In 2015, the FCA required contract-based pension providers to appoint IGCs to act as champions of savers’ interests. IGCs are required to publish annual reports to increase transparency and encourage comparison […]

The FCA is reviewing the content of its pension transfer specialist examination standard in light of recent issues with pension transfer advice, Money Marketing understands. The regulator does not offer qualifications but it does have a role in setting standards for exams and publishes “appropriate examination standards” guidance. Money Marketing understands a working group, mostly […]

Building on auto-enrolment’s success and fine tuning the pensions dashboard are high on the list As I write my first Money Marketing column of the year, it has given me an opportunity to look back on what the Government has done to transform pensions and savings for people since 2010. Five years on from the […]